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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Louisiana town evacuates over explosives stockpile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20584013

Quote:
A Louisiana town has been evacuated after officials discovered 6m lb (2.7m kg) of explosive material that they say were stored illegally.

State police found the stockpile of M6 artillery propellant stacked outdoors and without authorisation in buildings in the 800-inhabitant town of Doyline.

The discovery was made by officials during a follow-up inspection after a blast at Explo Systems in October.

Officials expect to work over the next two days to secure the explosives.

Schools in Doyline were closed on Monday and are expected to remain shut on Tuesday, local broadcaster WAFB reported.

A criminal investigation has been opened into the discovery, about 270 miles (435km) north-west of New Orleans.
Author:  tombolt [ Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Louisiana town evacuates over explosives stockpile
So that's where bratty keeps his finds.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Louisiana town evacuates over explosives stockpile
tombolt wrote:
So that's where bratty keeps his finds.

He has been very busy. I think that will be the location of his next search.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Louisiana town evacuates over explosives stockpile
Queue a road trip by Al-queda (or how ever you spell it) with a couple of petrol bombs. ;)

I'll bet they have to have a shed load of security to keep that all safe.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Louisiana town evacuates over explosives stockpile
Hold on a sec, let me get this straight... 2.7 million kilograms of M6 propellant?

According to US military specs, that's roughly equivalent to 2mKg of TNT. Or, to put it in short terms, a 2 kiloton nuclear weapon. Which isn't a city killer (the Horishima/Nagasaki bombs were in the order of 15-20 mKg TNT) but it's give everything within say five km a very bad day.

How the clucking bell did they get hold of 2 million kilograms of explosive? 2 MILLION. How much proellant does the US Military actually need?

Jon
Author:  JJW009 [ Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Louisiana town evacuates over explosives stockpile
jonbwfc wrote:
2 MILLION.

I read it as a small m meaning milli as in one thousandth. So that's 2 grams. Everyone within a few meters should be slightly cautious.

Damned weird way of saying it though.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Louisiana town evacuates over explosives stockpile
jonbwfc wrote:
Hold on a sec, let me get this straight... 2.7 million kilograms of M6 propellant?

According to US military specs, that's roughly equivalent to 2mKg of TNT. Or, to put it in short terms, a 2 kiloton nuclear weapon. Which isn't a city killer (the Horishima/Nagasaki bombs were in the order of 15-20 mKg TNT) but it's give everything within say five km a very bad day.

How the clucking bell did they get hold of 2 million kilograms of explosive? 2 MILLION. How much proellant does the US Military actually need?

Jon

I think that they are an explosive manufacturer. Though to lose that amount of explosives rather than have it sent where it is needed is amusing.
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